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Jandy Nelson Biography & Facts
Jandy Nelson (born November 25, 1965) is an American author. Prior to her career as an author, Nelson worked for 13 years as a literary agent at Manus & Associates Literary Agency. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Cornell University as well as several Master of Fine Arts degrees. She later attended Vermont College of Fine Arts. Personal life Nelson and her mother moved to California when she was twelve years old. She currently lives in San Francisco. Works Nelson's 2010 novel, The Sky Is Everywhere, follows seventeen-year-old Lennie Walker as she copes with her sister's death. Torn between loss and self-discovery, Lennie must learn to be the lead player in her own life. The Sky Is Everywhere was a Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) selection for Best Fiction for Young Adults; made numerous appearances on best-of-the-year lists, including those for National Public Radio (NPR), the Chicago Public Library and The Horn Book Magazine; and as of April 2015 had been published in over 20 countries. Nelson's second novel, New York Times bestseller I'll Give You the Sun, was published in 2014; it is about close but highly competitive twins Noah and Jude. A series of family tragedies, cruelties and misunderstandings creates a rift between the two; only after they come back together do they begin to understand themselves and set their world right again. I'll Give You the Sun won the Printz Award, a Stonewall Honor, and Bank Street College of Education's Josette Frank Award. It was a 2014 California Book Awards Young Adult Finalist. It was listed on numerous best-of-the-year lists, including the 2015 YALSA Top 10 Best Fiction for Young Adults, NPR's Guide To 2014's Great Reads, Time magazine's Top 10 YA Books, and the American Library Association Rainbow List Top 10. As of April 2015, I'll Give You the Sun had been published in 25 countries and optioned by Warner Bros. for a film to be written by Natalie Krinsky and produced by Denise Di Novi and Allison Greenspan. References External links Official Website Pippin Properties I'll Give You the Sun on IMDB Interview with Jandy Nelson, The Guardian, 1 May 2015. Discover the Jandy Nelson popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Jandy Nelson books.
Best Seller Jandy Nelson Books of 2024
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The Six Rules of Maybe
Deb CalettiScarlet considers herself someone who fixes other people’s problems…until she becomes one when she falls in love with her sister’s husband in this beautiful young adult novel about...
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The Queen of Everything
Deb CalettiJordan MacKenzie had a typical teenage life until her father’s affair with a married woman threatens to implode her entire world in this searing and poignant novel from Printz Hono...
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Paper Butterflies
Lisa HeathfieldStand By Me meets We Were Liars a heartbreaking and stunning breakout novel for teenagers from the awardnominated author of Seed.June's life at home with her s...
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Love Is All You Need
Deb CalettiGet a double dose of realistic romance in this collection of two fan favorites from Printz Honor medal winner and National Book Award finalist Deb Caletti.Love may or may not be al...
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The Boy Who Steals Houses
C.G. DrewsCan two broken boys find their perfect home? By turns heartbreaking and heartwarming, this is a gorgeously told, powerful story.Sam is only fifteen but he and his autistic older br...
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Jacked Up
Erica SageSaved! meets Tim Federle with just a dash of A.S. King in this hilarious and poignant debut about a teen stuck at Jesus camp.It’s bad enough that Nick’s sister is dead, and, in som...
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The Secret Life of Prince Charming
Deb CalettiQuinn teams up with the halfsister she’s never met to right their father’s wrongs in this thoughtful, funny, and layered novel by National Book Award finalist and Printz Honor meda...
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Fragile Like Us
Sara BarnardA pitch perfect novel about friendship and what it takes to break the bonds between friends, “for fans of Morgan Matson and Sarah Dessen” (VOYA).Caddy and Rosie have always been in...
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Honey, Baby, Sweetheart
Deb CalettiA summer romance headed for heartbreak turns into a motherdaughter road trip in the name of true love in this story of love, loss, and redemption from Printz Honor medal winner and...
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Nature of Jade
Deb CalettiA girl grappling with Panic Disorder finds comfortand lovewith a boy who is hiding a terrible secret in this poignant and romantic novel from Printz Honor medal winner and National...
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Die Sullivan-Schwestern
Kathryn OrmsbeeDie SullivanSchwestern haben keine Geheimnisse voreinander! Niemals.Aber genau das hat sich in den letzten Jahren geändert. Nun sind da nur noch verschlossene Türen und Dinge, die ...
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The Story of Us
Deb CalettiA week of her mother’s wedding chaos brings a new boy and numerous other complications into Cricket’s life in this funny and romantic novel from Printz Honor medal winner and Natio...
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Wild Roses
Deb CalettiCassie is falling in love with her stepfather Dino’s brilliant young violin student, all while trying to cover up his increasingly erratic behavior, in this story of intense love, ...
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The Last Forever
Deb CalettiBeginnings and endings overlap in this soaring novel of love and grief from Printz Honor medal winner and National Book Award finalist Deb Caletti.Nothing lasts forever, and no one...
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Tokioregen
Yasmin Shakarami»Ich muss ihn finden, weil er mich gefunden hat, als ich verloren war.«Malu möchte nichts wie weg – weg von Zuhause, weg aus Deutschland, weg aus ihrem Leben. Als sie die Chance zu...
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Essential Maps for the Lost
Deb CalettiFrom Printz Honor medal winner and National Book Award finalist Deb Caletti comes a fresh and luminous novel “about love and loss, mental illness, and taking charge of one’s own fa...
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Bleib bei mir, Sam
Dustin ThaoIch kann dich nicht ein zweites Mal verlierenDie siebzehnjährige Julie hat ihre Zukunft perfekt geplant – endlich raus aus dem kleinen Ort, mit ihrem Freund Sam in die Stadt ziehen...
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A Thousand Perfect Notes
C.G. DrewsAn emotionally charged story about the power of dreams, and how passion can turn to obsession.Beck hates his life. He hates his violent mother. He hates his home. Most of all, he h...
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The Fortunes of Indigo Skye
Deb CalettiEighteenyearold waitress Indigo Skye’s life is upended when a mysterious man leaves her a multimilliondollar tip in this funny and moving novel by Printz Honor medal winner and Nat...
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Als wir Tanzen lernten
Nicola YoonEvie hat der Liebe abgeschworen. Doch die Liebe hat andere Pläne ...Evie glaubt nicht mehr an die Liebe. Erst recht nicht, als etwas Unfassbares geschieht – sie kann plötzlich die ...
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Stay
Deb CalettiA dark, romantic novel of love and obsession from Printz Honor medal winner and National Book Award finalist Deb Caletti.Clara’s relationship with Christian is intense from the sta...